Sentences with phrase «academic lead for»

While at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Upenyu has worked as an Academic Lead for a Pre-college program serving college - bound students from minority backgrounds; Teaching Assistant at undergraduate and graduate levels; and Academic Coordinator for the State Department - funded Mandela Washington Fellowship / Young African Leaders Initiative.

This is in addition to all those duties associated with being the academic lead for the school.

I am the Associate Director of the BCM Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC), Director of the BCM IDDRC and Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) Neurobehavioral Core Facilities, and am the Academic Lead for the behavioral phenotyping component of BCM's Knock Out Mouse Project, an NIH Common Fund Research Program contributing to the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium's overall goal to create and characterize a null allele of every protein - coding gene of the mouse.

Professor Caroline Argo from the University of Surrey, who was the academic lead for the project adds: «At the moment, we can freeze stallion sperm reliably but not horse eggs or embryos.

Jon Wilson teaches history at King's College London where he's also academic lead for Widening Participation.

Moderator: Dr. David Wheeler, President, Cape Breton University Panel: Dr. Mary Kilfoil, Academic Lead for the Starting Lean Initiative, Dalhousie University Calvin Milbury, President and CEO, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Gerry Pond, Co-Founder, Mariner

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It's simple: academic economists have failed to allow for the possibility that our models are leading us astray because they are inadequate for current economic conditions.

While the content can seem a bit dense and academic at times — the essays are, after all, written by some of the nation's leading thinkers on business issues — the website is a potentially valuable resource for policy makers and anyone thinking about starting a new business.

The notion promoted by the Canadian technology council that an arts education leads to better results in a wide range of other areas was repeatedly deflated: «There is no evidence for a link between theatre training and overall academic skill... We found no evidence that dance education improves overall academic skills or reading... There is no evidence that training in visual arts improves overall academic skills or literacy.»

And various academic research has found Obamacare may actually lead to an increase in entrepreneurship, by providing an impetus for people to leave their jobs and start businesses without fear of losing health care coverage.

Where copyright led to books being priced as luxury goods in the U.K., the threat of piracy forced German publishers to produce cheap editions for the masses alongside their premium - priced editions, resulting in a period that Höffner believes may have been the most lucrative ever for authors — he discovered, for example, that an obscure Berlin chemist earned more in royalties for a tract on how to tan leather than Mary Shelley did for writing Frankenstein — prompting more academics to publish their findings, and encouraging the spread of practical manuals in fields like medicine, engineering and agriculture.

For example, we have directors who draw on their multinational business experience; those who bring entrepreneurial perspectives; those who have been devoted to academic, research, government service, and philanthropic endeavors; and those who lead financial institutions, to name a few.

The inflation wars of the 1970s and 1980s led to a broad consensus on two fronts among academics and policymakers: First, central banks are responsible and accountable for price stability, which was often acknowledged through the formal adoption of an inflation targeting framework.

More than 25 people took part in the facilitated sessions — ranging from leading academics, to start - up CEOs — to help define new markets for disruptive business.

The ballot of nominees for the Edison Awards ™ was judged by a panel of more than 3,000 leading business executives including past award winners, academics and leaders in the fields of product development, design, engineering, science and medical.

For BTN's 2016 Corporate Travel Index, the 32nd annual, BCD Travel's Advito provided the average hotel and car rental costs paid by BCD corporate clients, BTN collected hotel taxes and surcharges from hotels, and eight New York University School of Professional Studies Advanced Research Seminar students, led by academic chair and clinical assistant professor Lynn Minnaert, called restaurants in October and November to gather meal prices.

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About MaRS Innovation MaRS Innovation is the commercialization agent for Ontario's exceptional discovery pipeline from 15 leading academic institutions, including Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), MaRS Discovery District, Mount Sinai Hospital, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, St. Michael's Hospital, Ryerson University, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital and York University.

Ranked in the global top 10 by the Financial Times, Rotman faculty have been honoured by leading academic associations for their outstanding research and teaching, and for their life - time scholarly contributions.

The day - long event brought together 150 invited guests, including Knight News Challenge grantees along with leading journalists, technologists, campaign organizers, academics and thought leaders for a series of curated panel discussions.

Academic forum On October 18 and 19, MFS will join fellow DCIIA members in New York at this annual event that brings together leading academics and innovative plan sponsors and practitioners for a series of panels on how to improve outcomes in defined contribution plans.

«Leading academics, the former Children's Commisioner for Wales, the present Children's Commissioner for Wales, and psychiatrists are all saying that it's totally unacceptable for us to have the argument that it's reasonable to hit a child.

Even today the CIA is using «several hundred American academics» to provide leads, make introductions for intelligence purposes, and write propaganda theme material.»

We have placed an ambitious and expensive program at the heart of theological education at the same time that a concern for proving a solid academic preparation has led the faculty to stress a core curriculum.

Ian Kirby, Vice Principal (Academic) at Moorlands College, shared: «I'm really delighted to see that Moorlands College has taken the next step forward as a leading provider of theological training for Christian ministry.

At the same time, Catholic professors criticized their institutions for intellectual mediocrity, redefined «academic excellence» in line with the standards of leading graduate schools, and turned (with equivocal success) to theology to provide what Holy Cross historian David O'Brien has termed «the bridge between the older Catholic identity and the newer, more excellent version of Catholic higher education.»

The overwhelming support of economists and those many other academics who follow their lead can not be taken for granted for a brazen American imperialism.

Many of my friends believe that the push for diversity in higher education has led to a decline in emphasis on academic achievement.

The 54 - year - old Downton Abbey actor travelled through Jerusalem for the American documentary, Jesus: Countdown to Calvary, speaking with academic experts and spiritual leaders to «deconstruct the week leading up to Jesus» death and untangle the complex factors that resulted in his crucifixion».

I have not had to appeal to that oldest and best argument for the institution of academic tenure, the unqualified freedom of a scholar to move as his or her research and thinking lead, without being bound by past assumptions or present colleagues.

The symbolic significance of the Army's murder of the country's leading academic and religious figures can not be overstated: the deaths signal that, once again, no one is safe from Army and death squad violence... The Bush Administration has taken the position that the Jesuit murders were a dramatic departure from Salvadoran army policy, and represent an opportunity for President Cristiani to demonstrate that the army is not above the law.

An investigation into contact made by Flood with a professor about the academic status of one of his players led to a three - game suspension for the head coach.

Golson, who had previously been suspended for one - season due to «poor academic judgement», led the Irish to a National Championship game his freshman season.

For this academic year, the Blues preseason led by Andrew Oxburgh and Megan Hughes got off to a cracking start.

The Rudolf Steiner School is an environment where science, music, and math intertwine; where nimble fingers lead to nimble minds; where immersion in arts and academics allow for deeper understanding.

Do parental high expectations get kids excited for a future of academic and personal achievement, or lead to other issues?

For example, academic camps backed by corporations, taught by college professors or well - known business executives as well as camps taught at leading college institutions can cost well over $ 1,500 for a one - week daytime sessiFor example, academic camps backed by corporations, taught by college professors or well - known business executives as well as camps taught at leading college institutions can cost well over $ 1,500 for a one - week daytime sessifor a one - week daytime session.

More than 40 heads of charities and leading academics specialising in family care today publish an unprecedented call on the Government to transform support for separated families.

Reviewing these few facts leads one to realize that the «top academic schools» may not actually offer what is truly best for your child.

The various speakers were academics speaking about research they have done for their respective institution's rather than HIPP organic and I did not necessarily feel they were giving formula the hard sell; however, the topics were obliquely related to formula feeding the most recent being «Food, mood and children's behaviour» led by Dr Alex Richardson of Oxford University this focussed on the benefits of Omega 3.

Evidence Based Parenting: You Can Make A Difference Join us for Coffee and Conversation on Wednesday, November 6 at 8:30 am The discussion will be led by Dr. Anne Townsend, President and Chief Academic Officer of Mariposa Child Success Programs, and current WSB parent.

«Mr. Franklin Cudjoe will also speak in the main academic forum of leading Mexican educational institutions, researchers, scholarship fund managers, adding «Mr. Cudjoe will meet with the Mexican Agency for Cooperation and International Development: AMEXCID»

What Labour needs to do is persuade the minority of people who or make no effort to obtain the academic qualfications and training and lead a healthy lifestyle to take responsibility for themselves, in order to reduce the budgets for welfare and healthcare.

This creates a puzzle for academics: the ambiguity about whether donations are rewards or incentives — as well as the sheer multitude of factors that affect politicians» decisions — has led to inconclusive evidence about the influence of money in debates like this.

Indeed, a recent US academic study led by Dr Kurt Hübner, director of the Institute for European Studies at the University of British Columbia, makes the case that Irish unity could be worth 36 billion euros for the island of Ireland overall, with long - term improvements in productivity and growth.

The panel is expected to include environmental advocates and academics, including Environmental Advocates of New York Executive Director Peter Iwanowicz, Urban Program Legislative Director Richard Schraeder and SUNY Albany Professor David Carpenter, who leads the Institute for Health and the Environment.

«This funding will help level the academic playing field for children in these underprivileged communities, giving them opportunity to succeed, thrive and ultimately lead in New York.»

It was followed by responses from a panel of leading academics and a panel of representatives from governors» and leaders» organisations and the Department for Education.

The poll also showed a female running mate for lieutenant governor would help the ticket, thus leading to the selection of academic Betsy McCaughey as Pataki's running mate.

Studies have shown that smaller class sizes lead to better academic results for students and efforts to reduce class sizes have enjoyed broad support from city educators.